# Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** A&E - Med Staff (Dept)
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Emergency Medicine
- **Grade:** Senior
- **Salary:** £67,325 - £76,582 Per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term until 31/07/2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-04T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-21T12:50:49.197Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Milton_Keynes/Milton_Keynes_University_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Senior_Clinical_Fellow/Senior_Clinical_Fellow-v8247428
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8247428?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Job Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in ED

Department: Emergency Department

Location: Milton Keynes

Contract: Fixed term contract until 31st July 2027

Applications are invited to apply for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The Senior Clinical Fellow in conjunction with the ED consultants and Nurses would be expected to manage the wide variety of acute adult and paediatric emergencies presenting to the department. They would be expected to provide support to junior colleagues.

This is a fixed term post until 31.07.2027

### We would welcome any qualified GPs with an interest in Emergency Medicine to apply

### Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will join the only Emergency Department in the Milton Keynes District which currently serves a population of over 200,000.

This is a busy teaching hospital with affiliations to the University of Oxford, Health Education Thames Valley (HETV) and the University of Buckingham Medical School (opened in January 2015). There are ample opportunities for career development, teaching experience and research.

We can offer successful candidates a variety of training opportunities. We have monthly Middle Grade Doctor teaching and tailor these to support with exams and your development. We provide simulation training, airway course, internal life support courses and the chance to get involved with management and research opportunities.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We work closely with acute medical colleagues to work in innovative ways to ensure we deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients and have recently opened a new Same Day Emergency Care service which is nationally recognised.

The successful applicant will be expected to participate in teaching both under and postgraduate students associated with the University of Buckingham and will also be expected to support colleagues doing these activities as part of his or her arranged job plan.

The duties of the Senior Clinical Fellow doctor are those of a doctor functioning at the middle grade level within the department. Primary duties include the initial diagnosis, resuscitation and overall clinical management of all patients arriving to the A&E Department. Appropriate follow-up, referral for admission, transfer or discharge to GP’s care is an important part of the work along with liaison with colleagues in the community, i.e., GP’s, Health Visitors, and District Nurse for the proper continuity of care. There is an opportunity to get involved with teaching simulation- including a bimonthly teaching for the SHO’s and Middle grades including multi-disciplinary teaching with other specialties.

It is expected that you will supervise the junior doctors in the department whilst working on the “shop floor”, advising and reviewing their patients as necessary.

Interview Date: 14.09.2026

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Teaching

**Essential**

- Evidence of organising and delivering teaching at under-graduate and post-graduate level

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Appropriate level of clinical knowledge in Emergency Medicine

### Other requirements

**Essential**

- Ability to work independently as well as part of the Emergency Medicine CSU
- To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and the Trust as a whole.

**Desirable**

- Ability and desire to take part in Clinical Directorate Management

### Research and Audit

**Essential**

- Able to appraise research.
- Understanding of Evidence Based Medicine

**Desirable**

- Publications in peer reviewed journals in the field of Emergency Medicine Participation in Emergency Medicine based research

### Clinical Experience

**Essential**

- Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job.
- Clinical judgment: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
- Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
- Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job.
- Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making.
- Aware of own limitations.
- Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors.
- Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.

**Desirable**

- 12 months Emergency Medicine experience

### Communication Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to communicate effectively through good verbal and written skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.

### Leadership/ Management skills

**Essential**

- Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
- Ability to motivate and develop training medical staff

**Desirable**

- Interest in medical management.

### Qualifications / Registration

**Essential**

- Entry on GMC Register, Medical degree
- 2 up to date advanced life support courses (ALS or ACLS; ATLS or ETC; APLS, PALS or EPALS)
- MRCEM Primary examination or MRCGP

**Desirable**

- Full MRCEM or FRCEM
- ATLS/ALS/ APLS or EPLS Instructor
- MIMMS

## Documents

- [job description and person specification (pdf, 408.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10559297)

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